Identify their character's social change movement.
American Civil Rights Activist.
Purpose
Growing up, Seale lived in poverty. He didn’t really think much of it until he saw just how unjust the government was treating people when he moved to Cordonices Village, a housing project in Berkley. There, the people lived in poverty in a dirty neighborhood and in crowded conditions. When he joined the service, his commanding officer, who was related to the people he had bought a set of drums from but hadn’t paid the bill, was threatening to put him in jail if he didn’t pay off his debt. He was reminded over and over and over again that he needed to pay this off. One day, Seale finally got tired of being walked all over by this guy, so he blew up at him and cussed him out and quit his job, but he was charged with bad conduct and whenever he would get a job, his employers would soon find out about it and fire him.
Basically, he disliked the fact that the officer had not treated him fairly, and he saw that black people in cities were not getting fair treatment by the police officers.
Occupation and socio-economic background
Prior to Seale’s involvement in black politics, he worked as a jazz drummer, a sheet-metal mechanic, and a comedian.
Arguments
He argued that black people shouldn’t have to be treated poorly by the police because they are black. He also argued that blacks should have the same rights as whites do.
Identify their character's social change movement.
American Civil Rights Activist.
Purpose
Growing up, Seale lived in poverty. He didn’t really think much of it until he saw just how unjust the government was treating people when he moved to Cordonices Village, a housing project in Berkley. There, the people lived in poverty in a dirty neighborhood and in crowded conditions. When he joined the service, his commanding officer, who was related to the people he had bought a set of drums from but hadn’t paid the bill, was threatening to put him in jail if he didn’t pay off his debt. He was reminded over and over and over again that he needed to pay this off. One day, Seale finally got tired of being walked all over by this guy, so he blew up at him and cussed him out and quit his job, but he was charged with bad conduct and whenever he would get a job, his employers would soon find out about it and fire him.
Basically, he disliked the fact that the officer had not treated him fairly, and he saw that black people in cities were not getting fair treatment by the police officers.
Occupation and socio-economic background
Prior to Seale’s involvement in black politics, he worked as a jazz drummer, a sheet-metal mechanic, and a comedian.
Arguments
He argued that black people shouldn’t have to be treated poorly by the police because they are black. He also argued that blacks should have the same rights as whites do.
Friends
Huey P. Newton and Stokely Carmichael.
Foes
Colonel King.
References
Stokely Carmichael.
Bibliography
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/SealeB.htm
*Seale, Bobby. Seize the Time: the story of the Black Panther Party and Huey P. Newton. Black Classic Press. 1991.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_Party